4 entries under this word

Welk

Wĕlk, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. WELKED (wĕlkt); p. pr. & vb. n. WELKING.] [D. & N. H. Ger. welken, O. H. Ger. welhēn, from welh, welc, N. H. Ger. welk, A-S. hwilc, lean. Cf. also A-S. hwélan, to putrefy.] To decline; to fade; to decay; to fall. [Obs.] Ruddy Phœbus 'gins to welk in west. Spenser. The church, that before by insensible degrees welked and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying. Milton.

Wĕlk, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. 1. To contract; to shorten. Now sad winter welked hath the day. Spenser. 2. To cause to wither by exposure to the sun; to wilt; to wither; also, to soak; to beat severely. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Wĕlk, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [See WHELK.] To mark with protuberances or ridges. [Obs. or rare.] “Horns welked and waved, like the enridged sea.” Shak.

Wĕlk, n.

noun

n. (Conch.) A whelk. See WHELK.